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Target

Target Name

Object Type

Constellation

Session Details

Date

Session Start

Session End

Location

Equipment & Settings

Telescope / Scope

Camera / Sensor

Filter

Focal Length (mm)

Aperture (mm)

Exposure Time (s)

Gain

No. of Frames

Total Integration (min)

Quick Load Preset

Sky Conditions

Bortle Scale

Moon Phase

Seeing (1–5)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Transparency (1–5)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Temperature (°C)

Humidity (%)

Fills temperature, seeing & transparency from Open-Meteo (set location in Planner tab first)

Results & Notes

Overall Rating

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

⚙️ EQ Mode used 🌐 Show in public gallery

Session Notes

Object Write-up — shown on the public gallery when a viewer expands a photo. Supports **bold**, *italic*, [links](url), and line breaks.

Import DWARF shotsInfo.json — auto-fills target, exposure, gain, frames, filter, temp

Upload Result Image

Click or drag & drop an image

JPG, PNG, TIFF

⚡ Quick Log Fast session capture — add full details later

Target

Date

Scope Preset

Exposure (s)

Gain

Frames

Quick Notes

Rating

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

⚙️ EQ Mode

🌑 <15% — Dark 🌒 15–40% — Crescent 🌓 40–70% — Quarter 🌕 >70% — Bright

Compare Sessions

Select a target to see all your sessions side by side — track your improvement over time.

🔥 Session Streaks

Top Targets

Integration Progress vs wishlist goals

Add targets to your wishlist with integration goals to see progress rings.

🗓 Export to Calendar

Export your best dark sky windows from the Moon Planner as an .ics file — imports directly into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.

Days ahead

Min quality

Location must be set in the Planner tab first.

Achievements

📚 My Settings Library settings you've published from your sessions

When you log a great session (4★+), publish its settings here so others can learn what works. Export your library as a JSON file to share on forums or Discord.

🌍 Community Settings imported from others

Target Wishlist

Targets you want to image. Add notes, priority, and estimated integration time.

🎯 Best Targets Tonight from your wishlist · ranked by tonight's conditions

Set your location in the Planner tab. This combines your wishlist priorities with tonight's moon and each target's visibility window to rank what to shoot right now.

Location

Min altitude°

Mosaic Planner

Scope / Equipment

Focal Length (mm)

Sensor

Sensor Width × Height (mm)

Overlap %

15%

Rotation Angle (°)

Target

or enter manually

Target Name

Angular Width (°)

Angular Height (°)

Panel Layout

Panel Pointing Coordinates

RA/Dec offsets from target centre. Load into your scope's mosaic mode or sequencer.

Saved Mosaic Projects

No saved projects yet. Configure a mosaic above and click Save Project.

🧭 Horizon Mask

Mark directions you cannot point your scope — walls, trees, buildings. Red segments are blocked. Tap or drag to toggle. Set once, used by Observe Tonight automatically.

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MINIMUM ALTITUDE

15°

Targets below this altitude are excluded from Observe Tonight regardless of direction.

✨ Tonight's Observing Plan sequences your wishlist across the night

Generates a time-sequenced plan for tonight based on your wishlist, altitude curves, moon position, horizon mask, and weather forecast. Open Sky → Weather first for best results.

📍 Location

★ Favourites

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☀ Sun

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🌙 Moon

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Current Conditions

🌙 Tonight's Best Window

🌌 Aurora Activity (Kp Index)

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☁️ Cloud Cover — Next 24 Hours

📅 48-Hour Forecast Grid

Excellent Good Fair Poor · Seeing & Transparency: 100%=perfect · Hover for detail

✨ Best Imaging Windows

Moon Avoidance Planner

Location

Latitude

Longitude

Days ahead

🌑 Excellent (<10%) 🌒 Good (10–25%) 🌓 Fair (25–50%) 🌔 Poor (50–75%) 🌕 Bright (>75%)

Best Imaging Windows

🌌 Target Guide curated for DWARF Mini

Recommended settings for 30 deep sky objects. Based on your saved location and equipment.

📤 Data

Export your sessions for backup or use in other tools. Import sessions from a previous export.

My Telescopes & Scopes

My Cameras & Sensors

My Filters

My Presets

Save a full equipment + settings combination for quick loading when logging sessions.

Backup

Create a zip of all your sessions, equipment, and images. Backups are stored in the backups/ folder on your NAS.

Backups are stored in the backups/ folder. Run manually above or schedule via SSH cron: 0 3 * * * php /path/to/backup.php

Account & Security

Display Name

Shown on your public gallery homepage instead of your username.

Tagline

Short description shown below your display name on the public homepage.

About Me

Show my equipment list on the public homepage

Contact Email — shown as a spam-resistant link in your About section. Leave blank to hide.

An "About" section and (optionally) your scopes, cameras and filters appear on your public homepage.

Username

Current Password

New Password

Confirm Password

Two-Factor Authentication

Scan this QR code with Google Authenticator, Aegis, or Authy:

Or enter manually:

Security Keys

Add a hardware security key (YubiKey, etc.). Enrolled keys let you sign in passwordless from the login screen, or as a second factor after your password. Your password + authenticator code always keep working as a fallback. Enrol at least two keys so a lost key never locks you out.

👥 User Management admin only

Each user has their own sessions, equipment, wishlist and images — completely separate logs.

🛡️ Auth Log last 100 events

Save as Preset

Name this equipment + settings combination for quick loading later.

Preset Name

Username

Password

2FA Code

— or —

Create Your Account

First-time setup — create a password to protect your log.

Username

Password

Confirm Password

Edit Wishlist Item

Notes

Target Integration (hours)

Priority

Delete Session?

This will permanently remove this session from your log. This cannot be undone.

Add Custom Target

Add a target to your personal list. It will appear at the top of the dropdown.

Target Name

Type

Constellation

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